(seafood.vasep.com.vn) According to data from Vietnam Customs, in the first 6 months of 2020, Vietnam's shrimp exports to the US reached US$323.3 million, up 29% over the same period in 2019. Despite the affection by the Covid-19 pandemic, Vietnam's shrimp exports to the US grew quite steadily in the first 6 months of 2020. The US was the only market among Vietnam's main shrimp importers to record continuous positive growth in all months of the first half of 2020.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) According to the statistics of the Directorate of Fisheries, as of the end of June 2020, the area of pangasius farming nationwide is estimated at 4,530 hectares equaling to 95.7% compared to the same period in 2019. The harvested area is 1,536 hectares (equal to 78% over the same period in 2019).

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The Covid-19 outbreak in the Japanese market continued to affect the tuna industry in this country. Japanese people are changing their tuna consumption habits by switching from eating at restaurants to eating at home. Although sushi restaurants have converted to take-out, sales have still declined.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) After a sharp decline in the first quarter of 2020 (-27%) due to the heavy influence of the Covid-19 epidemic, Vietnam's shrimp exports to China have recovered in the second quarter of 2020 (+ 13.5%). In the second quarter of 2020, shrimp exports to China reached more than US$ 157 million, up 13.5% compared to the second quarter of 2019. Accumulated in the first 6 months of 2020, Vietnam's shrimp exports to China reached US$ 226.7 million, down 2.9%.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) South Korea was Vietnam's largest importer for squid and octopus, accounting for 42.5% of the total export value of this item of Vietnam to markets.

Vietnam's shrimp sector looks set to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic as "the winner", thanks to a fortuitous combination of events, speakers on Undercurrent News' latest webinar agreed.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) South Korea was the 5th largest importer of Vietnamese shrimp, accounting for 10.7% of the total value of Vietnamese shrimp exports to markets. Although not increasing sharply, Vietnam's shrimp exports to South Korea grew positively in the first two quarters of 2020. In the second quarter of 2020, shrimp exports to South Korea reached US$91.2 million, up 4.9%. Accumulated in the first 6 months of this year, shrimp export turnover to South Korea reached US$162.7 million, up 4.9% over the same period in 2019.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) After dropping 3.6% in the first quarter, Vietnam's export of bivalve mollusks in the second quarter of 2020 continued to decrease slightly by 1.7% over the same period in 2019, reaching over US$23 million. Accumulated in the first 6 months of 2020, the exports of bivalve molluscs reached nearly US$42.5 million, down 1.7% over the same period in 2019.

The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang will spend about 80.3 trillion VND (3.45 billion USD) on promoting safe, sustainable and effective agricultural production in the 2021-2025 period, according to the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) As of mid-July 2020, the total value of pangasius exports to the ASEAN market reached US$73.1 million, down 32.4% over the same period in 2019. The export value to the three largest single markets was as follows: Thailand went down by 33.2%; Singapore rose by 3.3%; Malaysia hiked by 31.3% compared to the same period in 2019. In particular, Singapore was a bright spot in export pangasius to this area.